Federal Crime

Has human trafficking increased or decreased in the US?
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Has human trafficking increased or decreased in the US?

From a historical perspective, America can boast that slavery was abolished and defeated long ago. And while the legalization of slavery was certainly brought to an end, modern slavery is still an illegal concern that operates worldwide, including in the United States. What many people do not realize is how big of a problem it…

No One Has Ever Been Convicted of Human Trafficking in Montana – Newstalk KGVO
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No One Has Ever Been Convicted of Human Trafficking in Montana – Newstalk KGVO

Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) – It’s a shocking headline, but true. At a press conference in Helena on Monday, Governor Greg Gianforte stated that ‘no criminal has ever been convicted under Montana’s present human trafficking laws’. HB 112 puts Real Teeth in Montana’s Human Trafficking Laws Gianforte called together the state’s Attorney General along with…

Owner of Boston Pizzeria Chain Arrested on Forced Labor Charges – Department of Justice
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Owner of Boston Pizzeria Chain Arrested on Forced Labor Charges – Department of Justice

BOSTON – The owner of Stash’s Pizza was arrested this morning on forced labor charges for allegedly employing a victim who lacked immigration status and forcing him to work for years while threatening him with deportation and subjecting him to repeated verbal and physical abuse.   Stavros Papantoniadis, a/k/a “Steve Papantoniadis,” 47, of Westwood, was…

Stash's Pizza Owner Steve Papantoniadis Arrested on Forced Labor Charge – NBC Boston
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Stash's Pizza Owner Steve Papantoniadis Arrested on Forced Labor Charge – NBC Boston

The owner of a Boston pizza chain was arrested Thursday for allegedly forcing an employee who was an undocumented immigrant to work for him for years while threatening him with deportation and subjecting him to repeated verbal and physical abuse. Stavros “Steve” Papantoniadis, 47, of Westwood, owner of Stash’s Pizza, is charged with one count…

Massachusetts pizza shop owner arrested for forced labor charge
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Massachusetts pizza shop owner arrested for forced labor charge

BOSTON (WWLP) – The owner of a Boston pizzeria chain was arrested Thursday morning for allegedly forcing an employee that lacked immigration status to work, threatening him with deportation as well as verbal and physical abuse. Stavros Papantoniadis, 47, of Westwood, owner of Stash’s Pizza, has been charged with one count of forced labor. He…

Critical farm workers often trapped, exploited – Plymouth Review
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Critical farm workers often trapped, exploited – Plymouth Review

Immigrants, most of them undocumented, now perform 80% of the labor on Wisconsin dairy farms. There is a fascinating, human story in the relationship between the Mexican workers who come here to earn money to build homes and businesses back in Mexico and the farmers who depend on their labor on Wisconsin dairy farms. I…

Former Falcon, NFL player among 8 busted on gang, human trafficking charges – FOX 5 Atlanta
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Former Falcon, NFL player among 8 busted on gang, human trafficking charges – FOX 5 Atlanta

article The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office released these mug shots of individuals who the AG’s office say are part of the LOTTO gang. (Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office) GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – Eight alleged gang members, including a former NFL player, are being accused of trafficking four women and one girl. Attorney General Chris Carr says…

Matt Gaetz is off the hook! DOJ officially exonerates controversial him in human-trafficking …
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Matt Gaetz is off the hook! DOJ officially exonerates controversial him in human-trafficking

In 2021, a former tax collector for congressional representative Matt Gaetz pleaded guilty to six federal charges including human trafficking. Career attorneys recommended charging Gaetz because of credibility issues with witnesses and prosecutors’ concern about testimony from the girl involved not holding up before a jury. The Department of Justice eventually cleared Gaetz of any…

They received reparations in 2022. Did it really change their lives?
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They received reparations in 2022. Did it really change their lives?

Louis Weathers didn’t know what to think when he heard he was going to receive reparations for slavery. He had listened to people talking about reparations — people such as Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton — during the two decades he’d lived in Washington DC. But it was always couched as a demand, or an aspiration:…

Freedom from Criminal Records: Major Improvements and a Long Way to Go
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Freedom from Criminal Records: Major Improvements and a Long Way to Go

Far too many survivors of human trafficking escape their exploitation only to discover that they are not truly free of what happened to them. The criminal records many have picked up as a result of being trafficked are now hanging over their heads, making it harder for them to get housing, jobs, scholarships, or even…